Serena Williams beat Spain's Garbine Muguruza to win Wimbledon for the
sixth time and complete the 'Serena Slam' as the holder of all four
major titles.
The Wimbledon triumph completed a second ‘Serena Slam’ — four successive Majors, beginning with the 2014 US Open |
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*The previous one was bookended by the 2002 French Open and the 2003 Australian Open |
*Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf are the other women to simultaneously hold four Majors. |
*At the US Open, Serena will have a shot at the Grand Slam — winning all fourMajors in a calendar year, a feat accomplished by Connolly (1953), Court (1970) and Graf (1988). |
*The win was Serena’s 21st Major title. Only Court (24) and Graf (22) have more. |
*At 33 years and 286 days, Serena is the oldest winner of a Major. Navratilova(33 years, 263 days) held the previous record. |
*Her trophy cabinet: |
*Australian Open: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015 |
*French Open: 2002, 2013, 2015 |
*Wimbledon: 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 |
*US Open: 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
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